21 successful community football projects were announced today to have received funding as part of the Community Football Infrastructure Program (CFIP) 

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou will give Mile Jedinak until the very last minute to prove his fitness before facing United Arab Emirates in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier.

Spain, Italy and Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales began their World Cup campaigns with victories while newcomers Kosovo earned their first point and scored their first goal in international competition in European qualifiers on Monday.

Somewhere out there are three Canberra footballers and one coach on the cusp of securing an opportunity to spend a week with the Central Coast Mariners.

Tough-talking Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou expects the United Arab Emirates to be afraid of Australia, with or without captain Mile Jedinak, in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.

Sam Allardyce has made a dramatic start as manager of England with a last-gasp 1-0 win in Slovakia in 2018 World Cup qualifying Group F.

Enduring Socceroos striker Tim Cahill has no plans to hang up the boots any time soon as he looks to lead a new Australian strikeforce to Russia.

By Ben McKay

Oakleigh Cannons will face South Melbourne in the NPL Victoria Grand Final next weekend after seeing off the defending champions, Bentleigh Greens, 3-1 at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in the second semi final on Sunday afternoon.

Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak says there will always be a place in his heart for former club Crystal Palace as he embarks on life outside the Premier League with Aston Villa.

One of the most crucial jobs facing an international manager is the constant regeneration of a national team squad.

Cooma's injury list continues to cause headaches for coach Gaby Wilk as the Tigers scrape the bottom of the barrel to field a team for a preliminary final against the in-form Canberra FC.

NPL Victoria champions Bentleigh Greens will be hoping to cause a major FFA Cup boilover when they entertain Melbourne Victory in the FFA Cup quarter final later in September.

Asian soccer's governing body says it's investigating players using fake passports to comply with eligibility rules in national team and club competitions.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of violent conduct, the Football Association said.

Since he can remember, Santiago and his mates have played pick-up games of football every week in Buenos Aires. But at a certain point, they decided to ban themselves from wearing their Juniors and River Plate guernseys, because it changed them into people they would rather not be when with each other.

Tim Cahill's first major match for A-League club Melbourne City will go untelevised.

World Cup qualification is the engine of financial growth for Australian soccer, with the national team's success on the world stage underpinning every aspect of the game's growth.

It was a solid rather than spectacular start against a hard-working opponent whose lack of ambition eventually played into Australia's hands.

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Chelsea's decision to re-sign David Luiz for what they considered to be a fair price for their former player was in keeping with a new policy not to pay well over their valuation of transfer targets, even if it meant missing out on some of them.

Australia huffed and puffed but failed to break down a stubborn Iraqi resistance at half-time. But their coach was hardly concerned.

The Socceroos got off to a solid start on the Road to Russia with a 2-0 win over Iraq at Perth's NIB Stadium in their opening World Cup qualifier of the final Asian phase.

Australia had made all the running, huffed and puffed but had failed to break down a stubborn Iraqi resistance at half time in their opening World Cup qualifer in Perth.

A goal and assist from Socceroos striker Tomi Juric was enough to grab a 2-0 win over Iraq in the opening game of the final qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup at Nib Stadium on Thursday.

Canberra United and Matildas veteran Caitlin Munoz suffers her fourth ACL injury.

Brisbane have boosted their A-League attacking stocks with the signing of former Socceroo Brett Holman.

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